Discussion 200-250 words due in 4 hours

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Why do we travel? What do you think? What causes us to travel, and what should we be most aware of when we do? Are there things that we can do/say/keep in mind to make our travel experiences more ethical or meaningful? Moreover, does our current moment living through a pandemic alter or add to any of your reflections on these questions?

As you create your 200-250 word response, please be sure to include at least one quote/reference from our readings by Pico Iyer and Thomas Swift AND please reference/respond to at least one of your classmates’ ideas listed on the Discussion Board. Also please be sure to include your word count at the end of your post.

(Note: If you are the first to respond on the Discussion Board, you can simply reference three ideas from the readings.)

(Pico)

https://www.salon.com/2000/03/18/why/

(Thomas)

http://www.worldhum.com/features/tom-swick/not-a-tourist-20100322/

Once you have finished the readings, think about what travel means to you. Why do you think people travel? And what do you think are the most important things for people to keep in mind if they’re going to leave home? Post an idea to this week’s Discussion Board, making sure to support your ideas with at least two references/quotes from the readings by Pico Iyer, Thomas Swick, and Carl Thompson. 

Global Expansion Assignment

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I’m looking for someone to assist me with completing an essay. Some of the essay is listed below.

 

Scenario

You are a business analyst working at a small domestic organization that produces high-quality baseball bats. Your organization has begun to see its sales flatten in the domestic market. While the organization is not losing money, leadership would like to explore options to continue to grow. One option that leadership has noticed competitors attempting is entering international markets.

You have been asked to examine the benefits, drawbacks, and key considerations for your organization to enter one of the global markets below, and to summarize your findings in a business brief for leadership.

Select one of the following international markets to use for your course project:

  • Republic of Korea
  • Canada
  • Germany

Prompt

In this milestone, you will complete Section One of the Business Brief Template (located in the Guidelines for Submission section of this document).

Drivers for Global Entry: Develop the first section of the Business Brief Template that explains the purpose of global expansion, business impacts of global business, societal impacts of global business, and cultural considerations using evidence from course and outside resources to support your explanations. Make sure to use evidence from course resources to support your responses.

Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:

  • Country Selection: State the country you have selected to use for your course project.
  • Purpose of Global Expansion: Explain key benefits of successful global expansion for domestic organizations.
  • Business Impacts of Global Business: Explain how global expansion of a domestic organization can impact business operations such as strategic planning, marketing, supply-chain management, human resources, and so on.
  • Societal Impacts of Global Business: Explain how the global expansion of organizations has impacted society, citing specific examples regarding culture, transportation, employment, infrastructure, and environmental climate.
  • Cultural Considerations for Global Business: Explain the importance of researching the culture of a potential global market prior to market entry, as well as key cultural considerations to explore to inform expansion decisions.

Data mining Assignment

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Decision Tree Assignment

Play now? Play later?

You can become a millionaire! That’s what the junk mail said. But then there was the fine print:

If you send in your entry before midnight tonight, then here are   your chances:

0.1% that you win $1,000,000

75% that you win nothing

Otherwise, you must PAY $1,000 

But wait, there’s more! If you don’t win the million AND you don’t have to pay on your first attempt,

then you can choose to play one more time. If you choose to play again, then here are   your chances:

2% that you win $100,000

20% that you win $500

Otherwise, you must PAY $2,000

What is your expected outcome for attempting this venture? Solve this problem using

a decision tree and clearly show all calculations and the expected monetary value at each node.

Use maximization of expected value as your decision criterion.

Answer these questions:

1) Should you play at all? (5%) If you play, what is your expected (net) monetary value? (15% 

2) If you play and don’t win at all on the first try (but don’t   lose money), should you try again? (5%) Why? (10%)

3) Clearly show the decision tree (40%) and expected net   monetary value at each node (25%)

Improving Corrections Facilities

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  1. Assignment 2: Improving Corrections Facilities 
    Due Week 6 and worth 200 points 

    Go to the Department of Corrections’ website for the state of Mississippi, and research two of your state’s correctional facilities. Next, use the Internet and Strayer University Online Library (https://research.strayer.edu) to research the budgetary constraints that correctional officials must adhere to in order to operate correctional facilities. 

    Write a 3-to 5-page paper in which you: 

    • Identify and discuss at least two diversion programs and determine whether the diversion programs are only beneficial to offenders charged with misdemeanors and non-violent felonies or whether they are also beneficial to offenders charged with felonies and violent crimes. Discuss whether or not the two correctional facilities that you researched would benefit from diversion programs. Provide a rationale for your response. 
    • Discuss the pros and cons of privatized correctional facilities and discuss whether or not privatized correctional facilities are better alternatives for reaching the goal of preparing inmates for reentry into society. Support your position with one example from within the last three years to support your position of the better correctional facility alternative.  
    • Correctional officials are tasked with maintaining public safety with reduced resources while maintaining effective operations. The targets of cost reductions typically include the following:  staffing, inmate medical and mental health services, and inmate/offender supervision. With this in mind, recommend a cost reduction strategy to reduce cost while maintaining public safety and effective operations (i.e. targeted reductions, business practice changes, the use of new technology, reduction in inmate population, or community supervision). Provide a rationale for your response. 
    • Use at least four peer-reviewed sources. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources. 
    • Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: 
    • Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
    • This course requires that citations and references follow the Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
    • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.  
    • The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: 
    • Recommend improvements to selected areas of corrections. 
    • Analyze various issues in corrections, including effective community corrections programs, probation and parole, and reentry strategies. 
    • Analyze the operational components of prisons, jails, and alternative correctional placements. 
    • Propose specific components of an institutional facility model based on effective management policies and procedures for a specified group of inmates. 
    • Use technology and information resources to research issues in correctional facility policies. 
    • Write clearly and concisely about correctional facility policies using proper writing mechanics. 
    • Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric. 
  2. By submitting this paper, you agree: (1) that you are submitting your paper to be used and stored as part of the SafeAssign™ services in accordance with the Blackboard Privacy Policy; (2) that your institution may use your paper in accordance with your institution’s policies; and (3) that your use of SafeAssign will be without recourse against Blackboard Inc. and its affiliates.

Supply Chain Management and Financial Plan

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********FIRST THREE PAPERS ATTACHED***********

Introduction

“One of the most important steps in launching a new business venture is fashioning a well-designed, practical, realistic financial plan.” (Scarborough & Cornwall, 2015, p. 454).

Overview

With this assignment, you are creating two important elements of a financial plan: an Income Statement and Balance Sheet. You also are preparing an outline of a presentation of your business plan to potential investors or lenders.

Instructions

Using the same company from your previous assignments, write a 3–4 page paper in which you:

  1. Prepare a simple pro forma (projected) income statement and balance sheet for the first two years of operation, using income projections and incorporating an advertising plan.
  2. Outline a plan for hiring and retaining competent, motivated employees for your business.
  3. Prepare an outline for a “pitch,” i.e., a short 20–30 minute business plan presentation that will be made to lenders or investors.
  4. Include at least two references outside the textbook.
     

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards. For assistance and information, please refer to the Strayer Writing Standards link in the left-hand menu of your course. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

  • Organize information to develop a clear and persuasive business plan for a specified audience.

1.Informatics Competencies and Advanced Nursing Practice. .2. Clinical Information Systems

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Instructions: These are 2 separate questions, so they are 2 separate papers.

At least 2 pages each: APA format. At least 2 references– Must NOT be over 5 years old. 

1.  Informatics Competencies and Advanced Nursing Practice

According to the AACN (2006) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice, DNP graduates are distinguished by their abilities to use information systems/technology to support and improve patient care and healthcare systems and provide leadership within healthcare systems and/or academic settings” (p. 12).

Reflect on the AACN DNP “Essential IV: Information Systems/Technology and Patient Care Technology for the Improvement and Transformation of Health Care” and your own technology experience and answer the following.

·  What were your initial thoughts on reading the AACN Information Systems/Technology Essentials for the DNP graduate?

·  Did you find any of the essentials surprising? Why or Why not?

·  Describe the changes you have seen in your practice setting over the past five years that have been brought about by the use of technology and evidence-based practice.

·  Describe the changes you expect to see in your practice setting over the next five years based on technology.

·  How have these changes affected nursing practice in your setting?

Supplemental reading:

McBride, S., & Tietze, M. (2018). Nursing informatics for the advanced practice nurse: Patient safety, quality, outcomes, and interprofessionalism. (2nd ed.). Springer Publishing.

·  Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Information Technology in a Policy and Regulatory Environment (p. 3-18)

·  Chapter 2: Advanced Practice Roles in Interprofessional Teams (p. 19-38)

·  Chapter 24: Developing Competencies in Nursing for an Electronic Age of Healthcare (p. 587-608)

Articles:

Choi, J., & Zucker, D. M. (2013). Self-assessment of nursing informatics competencies for Doctor of Nursing Practice students (Links to an external site.). Journal of Professional Nursing, 29(6), 381-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2012.05.014  (Links to an external site.)

Kinnunen, U. M., Heponiemi, T., Rajalahti, E., Ahonen, O., Korhonen, T., & Hyppönen, H. (2019). Factors related to health informatics competencies for nurses—results of a national electronic health record Survey (Links to an external site.). CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 37(8), 420-429. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000511 

2. Clinical Information Systems

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Conduct an online search for two different EHR Software Solutions (e.g., eClinicalWorks, McKesson, Cerner, Allscripts, Athena Health, GE Healthcare, Epic, Care360, practice fusion, OPTUMInsight, NEXTGEN, etc.).

·  Briefly describe the selected EHR software solutions. Include three features of each software in the description.

·  Compare and contrast the benefits of the two selected EHR software solutions.

·  Select an EHR software solution that is best suited for your workplace environment. Identify the workplace environment (hospital, stand-alone private practice, etc.) and provide your rationale for the selected software.

Supplemental reading:

McBride, S., & Tietze, M. (2018). Nursing informatics for the advanced practice nurse: Patient safety, quality, outcomes, and interprofessionalism. (2nd ed.). Springer Publishing.

·  Chapter7: Electronic Health Records and Point of Care Technology. (p. 143 -174)

·  Chapter 9: Workflow Redesign in a Quality-Improvement Modality (p. 207-226)

·  Chapter 11: Electronic Health Records and Health Information Exchanges (p. 249-270)

Articles:

Feldman, S. S., Buchalter, S., & Hayes, L. W. (2018). Health information technology in healthcare quality and patient safety: Literature review. (Links to an external site.) JMIR medical informatics, 6(2), e10264. https://doi.org/10.2196/10264 

Kruse, C. S., & Beane, A. (2018). Health information technology continues to show positive effect on medical outcomes: Systematic review (Links to an external site.). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(2). https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.8793

System Development Life Cycle: Phases I & II – Planning and Analysis

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Read the details of the Larson Property Management Company case scenario on pages 114–115 of the textbook. The Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Larson, and the Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Johnson, would like to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the HR functions, as well as reduce overall HR costs. Mr. Larson and Ms. Johnson would like you, the HR Director, to serve as the change agent of the project. In this assignment, you will develop a plan and analysis (the planning and analysis phases of the systems development life cycle [SDLC]) of the current business based on the details of the scenario.

Instructions

Write a 2–3 page proposal, in which you do the following:

Introduction and Plan
  1. Detail the current situation for the company, focusing on the issues that the organization is currently facing from using a legacy HRIS. Explain your plan for moving forward to address these issues.
Needs Analysis
  1. Based on the issues the organization is currently facing, identify the new system needs. Identify change team members who will help identify system need, and specify their role and responsibilities.
Interview, Questionnaire, Observation, or Focus Group
  1. Determine how additional data will be collected regarding system needs. Determine how the change management team will collect data during the exploration phase. Specify whether team members will use interviews, questionnaires, observations, and/or focus groups to collect data from end users. Provide at least five essential questions that will be asked of end users via interview, questionnaire, observation, or focus group.
Conclusion
  1. Explain two to three reasons why the company would benefit from adopting an HRIS. Focus on how the HRIS would address the current HR needs of the organization.
Resources
  1. Use at least two quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.

ERM Week 2

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Q1.  275 words

Enterprise Risk Management Integrating with Strategy and Performance Executive Summary. (2017, June). Retrieved from https://www.coso.org/Documents/2017-COSO-ERM-Integrating-with-Strategy-and-Performance-Executive-Summary.pdf

Do, H., Railwaywalla, M., & Thayer, J. (2016). Integration of ERM with Strategy (p. 35). Retrieved from Poole College of Management, NCSU website: https://erm.ncsu.edu/az/erm/i/chan/library/Integration_of_ERM_and_Strategy_Case_Study.pdf

  • Which case study in the paper among above two was most interesting to you and why?
  • Do you think that ERM is necessary in the contemporary organization and why?

Q2. research paper – SEPARATE Document – 5 full pages

  Prepare a research paper on some of the various issues, protocols, methods, frameworks you found and discuss how – if possible – organizations can use ERM as strategy. It is perfectly acceptable if you deem ERM cannot be used as strategy, just back up your claim with scholarly research and justifications. Your paper should meet these requirements: 

  • Be approximately 5 full pages in length, not including the required cover page and reference page.
  • Follow APA 7 guidelines. Your paper should include an introduction, a body with fully developed content, and a conclusion.
  • Support your answers with the readings from the course and at least two scholarly journal articles to support your positions, claims, and observations, in addition to your textbook. 
  • Be clearly and well-written, concise, and logical, using excellent grammar and style techniques. You are being graded in part on the quality of your writing.

CJ 317 CJ Statistics SPSS Assignment #5

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  1. From the General Social Survey, test whether the number of hours per day that people have to relax (HRSRELAX) varies by marital status (MARITAL). Hint: select ANALYZE, COMPARE MEANS, ONE-WAY ANOVA. Note also that the Tukey test is selected in the Post Hoc button and that means and standard deviations are selected in the Options button. (25 Points) 

2. Based on the General Social Survey, test whether the number of self-reports of poor mental health during the past 30 days (MNTLHLTH) varies by marital status (MARITAL) using one-way ANOVA with the Tukey test and selecting means and standard deviations as an option. (25 Points)

3. `Based on the General Social Survey, test whether the number of self-reports of poor mental health (MNTLHLTH) varies by age group (AGE recoded into a new variable AGEGRP) using one-way ANOVA with the Tukey test and selecting means and standard deviations as an option. Before doing your analysis, recode age into a new variable (AGEGRP) using the following groups: 18 to 29; 30 to 44; 45 to 65; 65 or more. (25 Points)

4. Analyze two variables of your choice from the General Social Survey using one-way ANOVA. Remember the dependent variable needs to be an interval/ratio level variable and the independent variable needs to have three or more categories.

Discussion Leader Assignment

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For this assignment, each student will be assigned a specific week of the course in which he/she will serve as a discussion leader. Discussion leaders will help me lead the class in discussion and move the conversation forward. Discussion leaders are encouraged to submit information that might be interesting to incorporate into the discussion prior to their assigned week. Discussion leaders will be graded on submitted materials as well as participation during their assigned weeks. For this assignment, the student will find an article about a criminal case or criminal issue from a credible news source (which means not Wikipedia or a blog – think CNN, MSNBC, The New York Times, etc.) and apply the information from the assigned reading(s) for the week in a short paper. The news story must be about a criminal case/issue that occurred within the last five years in the United States that we have not discussed in the class. The analysis should be 750- 1,000 words, double-spaced with Times New Roman, 12 point font and 1” margins, in-text citations, and a reference page. APA or ASA style citation should be used and is required for this paper. The paper should answer the following questions:What specific concepts/theories from the reading(s) assigned for your week can be applied to this story/case? How does this story relate to the readings? (This refers to the readings of your assigned week.) 2. How does this further your understanding of criminology? 3. Do the details of the story support the information from the readings? Are there any details that contradict what the book says? 4. If applicable, what was the reaction to this crime or issue? Based on what you’ve learned in the class, was it appropriate? A link to the story should be included with the paper. You do not need to cover EVERY topic in the given chapter. Choose those topics that are most relevant to your given story. 

My Topic : Violent Crimes

List of theories you can include :

Life course theory 

Propensity Theory 

Latent theory 

Trajectory theory 

Side note: I will add information about the book that I have